Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Every terrible White Sox season since 2005, the team still gives us something to be proud of as fans... and something to remember. 2007: Buehrle's first no-hitter, Bobby Jenks' scoreless streak, Jim Thome's 500th homer. 2008: Carlos Quentin's MVP-caliber season, Alexei's Grand Slam, The Blackout Game, a playoff run. 2009: Mark Buehrle's perfect game and scoreless streak, Gordon Beckham's ROY-caliber season. 2010: 11-game winning streak, almost kind of pretended to be a contender. 2011: Adios, Ozzie! 2012: Phil Humber's perfect game, surprisingly competitive season until a September swoon. 2013: The road to Rodon! 2014: Jose Abreu's amazing MVP-caliber season. 2015: Chris Sale's record-setting Cy Young season. What else am I missing?? This is all off of the top of my head. The point being, despite the terrible season results and lack of playoff appearances, the White Sox still give us something to remember as fans - and even in the face of disappointment, give us something as baseball fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I like this thread a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 You should probably not say Cy Young season until he actually wins it which is probably a longer shot than you imagine. But still a memory to cherish for the string of games he's put together despite the ineptitude of the hitters and defense not getting him W's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 11:05 AM) You should probably not say Cy Young season until he actually wins it which is probably a longer shot than you imagine. But still a memory to cherish for the string of games he's put together despite the ineptitude of the hitters and defense not getting him W's. not sure that I would classify Chris Sale as cy young as "long shot." There are some studs out there but what he's doing this season, the streak, cannot and will not be ignored come voting time. Hell, who knows how far this will go...might reach legendary proportions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 02:09 PM) not sure that I would classify Chris Sale as cy young as "long shot." There are some studs out there but what he's doing this season, the streak, cannot and will not be ignored come voting time. Hell, who knows how far this will go...might reach legendary proportions. Sale's problem is that his April was worse than all of the other contenders, so he needs to offset that clearly (especially when he's pitching for a team at the bottom of the league with no pressure games down the stretch). He needs to be clearly better than everyone else for most of the season to offset that. In June he was, but that pace is ridiculous. If he keeps this up for the next couple months, even if the K-streak is broken, he'll earn it easily. But, he was in about that position last year - Chris was getting close but Sale could have thrown one or two more great starts and made it clear, esp. by having an ERA come in under the magic 2.0 line, then Sale gave up 5 runs in his 2nd to last start and that probably knocked him out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 wow, I'm not a "jinx" person but can we not do this to Chris Sale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 11:09 AM) not sure that I would classify Chris Sale as cy young as "long shot." There are some studs out there but what he's doing this season, the streak, cannot and will not be ignored come voting time. Hell, who knows how far this will go...might reach legendary proportions. Not a long shot just what I said a longer shot than you might think. Reasons sited by Balta above me plus given that he's had rest periods in previous years and might get one this year and his games started might be 3 or 4 less than guys with lower ERA's more starts ,playing for contenders , more wins, etc. etc.. As they say to the winners go the spoils . Now if he can sustain the unsustainable surely it will greatly improve his chances and I'm hoping he can. But like all things White Sox my hopes are not often realized. Edited July 6, 2015 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 11:21 AM) wow, I'm not a "jinx" person but can we not do this to Chris Sale... You clearly are a jinx person if you truly believe someone here is doing something that will effect the outcome of anything Sale does. We're just a few of perhaps thousands of fans talking about Chris Sale and his chances at winning an award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 01:26 PM) You clearly are a jinx person if you truly believe someone here is doing something that will effect the outcome of anything Sale does. We're just a few of perhaps thousands of fans talking about Chris Sale and his chances at winning an award. Fine, forget that. The absurdity of giving him the Cy Young on July 7th is silly and should be tabled until Sep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I like this thread. Many teams that win 60-75 games as often as we do don't have as many good moments. I'd rather go 72-90 with players like Abreu and Sale than go 72-90 with a more balanced roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 01:14 PM) Sale's problem is that his April was worse than all of the other contenders, so he needs to offset that clearly (especially when he's pitching for a team at the bottom of the league with no pressure games down the stretch). He needs to be clearly better than everyone else for most of the season to offset that. In June he was, but that pace is ridiculous. If he keeps this up for the next couple months, even if the K-streak is broken, he'll earn it easily. But, he was in about that position last year - Chris was getting close but Sale could have thrown one or two more great starts and made it clear, esp. by having an ERA come in under the magic 2.0 line, then Sale gave up 5 runs in his 2nd to last start and that probably knocked him out. Last year Felix had a decent lead in ERA over Kluber and still didn't win it. I don't think Sale is as far off the other contenders as you make it seem. If he continues to strike the world out then all he needs is to get within 0.40-0.50 or so in ERA and he could win it. He's already the leader in fWAR right now. Edited July 6, 2015 by OmarComing25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChrisSamsa Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 2006: "Punch AJ" ... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 I forgot about 2006 "Punch AJ" also last year's "Target Sale" was awesome. Fudging MLB.com balloting in 2005 with over 100,000 votes for Podsednik (via a JavaScript application) was also a personal highlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 04:56 PM) Every terrible White Sox season since 2005, the team still gives us something to be proud of as fans... and something to remember. 2007: Buehrle's first no-hitter, Bobby Jenks' scoreless streak, Jim Thome's 500th homer. 2008: Carlos Quentin's MVP-caliber season, Alexei's Grand Slam, The Blackout Game, a playoff run. 2009: Mark Buehrle's perfect game and scoreless streak, Gordon Beckham's ROY-caliber season. 2010: 11-game winning streak, almost kind of pretended to be a contender. 2011: Adios, Ozzie! 2012: Phil Humber's perfect game, surprisingly competitive season until a September swoon. 2013: The road to Rodon! 2014: Jose Abreu's amazing MVP-caliber season. 2015: Chris Sale's record-setting Cy Young season. What else am I missing?? This is all off of the top of my head. The point being, despite the terrible season results and lack of playoff appearances, the White Sox still give us something to remember as fans - and even in the face of disappointment, give us something as baseball fans. Some of these are pretty weak. 2011? That's no great highlight. 2013: The road to Rodon? That's nothing special either. Yes there have been some good moments. A devil's advocate would say in a long long season there will be highlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 At least they are finally being semi entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooftop Shots Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 11:15 PM) At least they are finally being semi entertaining. And its fun getting the crowd involved with all of the K Zone section and signs. Works well for King Felix and they have a blast with it. Nice to see that we DO have something like that that puts a charge in us, and despite what our record was, is, or will be, can't deny that every time Sale is on board, that you want to be at the game or near a TV, and how disappointing it is when you can't be. Was the same last year with Abreu. Couldn't wait to see the guy at bat no matter where I was. Reminded me of the BIG FRANK days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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